Where does Florida stand?

• Solar Installed (MW): 1,430.23
• State Homes Powered by Solar: 97,444
• Percentage of State's Electricity from Solar: 0.38%
• Solar Jobs: 8,260
• Solar Companies in State: 507 (70 Manufacturers, 271 Installers/Developers, 157 Others)
• Total Solar Investment in State $1,703.24 million
• Prices have fallen 55% in the last five years
• Growth Projection and Ranking: 5,272 MW over the next 5 years (ranks 2nd)

Florida, “The Sunshine State,” ranks third in the nation for rooftop solar potential, but all the way down at 12th for cumulative solar capacity installed. Florida’s solar policies lag behind many other states in the nation: it has no renewable portfolio standard and does not allow power purchase agreements, two policies that have driven investments in solar in other states.